Globally recognized for contributions to finance. Former: Distinguished Professor and Charles Albright Endowed Chair, University of Wisconsin. Currently, Executive Director, African Economic Research Consortium, on leave from the University of Maryland as the William E. Mayer Chair Professor of Finance and Founding Director, Center for Financial Policy. Former: Director, American Finance Association; President, WFA. Has served on numerous boards, including Fortis and Hartford Funds. Has contributed to the Journal of Finance and Review of Financial Studies. Recipient, awards and honours, including: induction into the FER, a distinguished group of world-wide financial economists (2000); Fellow, FMA International (2006); Honorary Doctorate, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia (2005).